degradieren

[deɡʁaˈdiːʁən]

/[deɡʁaˈdiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“degradieren” is uncommon German (frequency #81,419 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,419
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden im Rang herabsetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-degradieren · degradieren · German

degradieren · rank #81,419 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,419
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deformation

Nearest frequency peer: Deformation (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „degradieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „degradieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for degradieren
PropertyValue
Headworddegradieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[deɡʁaˈdiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „degradieren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).degradierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Deformation“ (#81,418), „dehnbar“ (#81,420), „defizitär“ (#81,417). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „degradieren“ bei #81,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

degradieren is uncommon German at frequency #81,419 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [deɡʁaˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for degradieren, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is degradieren, spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden im Rang herabsetzen
  2. 2
    etwas in seinem ideellen Wert schmälern, verringern
  3. 3
    (den Boden) durch Entzug wertvoller Nährstoffe verschlechtern
  4. 4
    Energie in nicht mehr nutzbare Wärme umwandeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how degradieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Offizier wurde wegen des Vorfalls zum Gefreiten degradiert.
  2. Viele Studenten fühlen sich vom Bologna-Prozess degradiert.

Synonyms

herabsetzenherabstufenherunterstufenzurückstufenabwertenherabstufenschmälernverringernverschlechtern

Antonyms

befördernaufwertenanreichernverbessern

This word in other languages

demote(English)degradar(Español)dégrader(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "degradieren"?
"degradieren" is spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deɡʁaˈdiːʁən].
What does "degradieren" mean?
As a verb, "degradieren" means: jemanden im Rang herabsetzen
How do you pronounce "degradieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degradieren" is [deɡʁaˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degradieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "degradieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deformation#81,418deskriptive#81,426Dienstgeber#81,431Dogmatismus#81,437

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list